VARIABLE TRAVEL VALVE APPARATUS FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE

An apparatus includes a valve and an actuator. The valve has a portion movably disposed within a valve pocket defined by a cylinder head of an engine. The valve is configured to move relative to the cylinder head a distance between a closed position and an opened position. The portion of the valve d...

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Hauptverfasser: PEDERSEN, Daniel S, ALVARADO, Caleb, COHEN, Drew, EVANS, David, TURNER, Christopher Wayne, MCFARLANE, Jay, ANDERSON, William, ECHTER, Nicholas Paul, PRICE, Charles, BABBITT, Guy Robert, JACOBS, Clayton, WEYER-GEIGEL, Kristina, CHARLTON, Stephen John
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Zusammenfassung:An apparatus includes a valve and an actuator. The valve has a portion movably disposed within a valve pocket defined by a cylinder head of an engine. The valve is configured to move relative to the cylinder head a distance between a closed position and an opened position. The portion of the valve defines a flow opening that is in fluid communication with a cylinder of an engine when the valve is in the opened position. The actuator is configured to selectively vary the distance between the closed position and the opened position.